Technology

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With the new translation widget from Accredited Language Services, your readers can translate your site into 42 languages with the click of a button.

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What’s the hot topic in translation today? The Tele Scouter – new high-tech glasses that attempts to interpret languages without a human translator.

Sounds great, right? Well, there are a few kinks in the plan.

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Gamal Helal – the primary Arabic interpreter for the last four US presidents and six secretaries of state – left the office on October 22.

Helal’s work as an Arabic interpreter covered key events in US foreign policy over the past 20 years, from peace talks at Camp David to the aftermath of September 11.

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Subtitles in any language are a wonderful tool that lets people enjoy films from other cultures and countries – but for language learners, subtitles might offer a new path to language comprehension.

When you’re watching a foreign film, consider the language of the subtitles you’re viewing. A new study shows that paying attention to subtitles can boost language learning, if you know how to use them.

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A new technology developed by Tibetan University and China Mobile will allow Tibetan speakers to operate their cellular phones using Tibetan script for the first time.

The development of this new technology using Tibetan script serves as a reminder that, even in remote phone technology, translation and localization are important factors.

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Why learn another language? We’re glad you asked.

No matter when you begin, you’ll experience the benefits of language learning in a variety of ways. Check out these top 5 ways learning another language can make a difference.

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Video games can be enjoyed by global audiences — if they’re translated and localized to fit the needs of each market. Recently, game developers are recognizing the value of game translation and localization of text, graphics, sounds and symbols.

But this wasn’t always the case. Many early games didn’t incorporate professional game translation into their international releases — resulting in some major translation bloopers.

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If you watch TV in Spanish, you’re in good company. For the fourth year in a row, Spanish-language television networks have drawn audiences comparable to all of the most popular English-language TV networks in the US.

The National Television Index used to rate TV in Spanish separately from major English-language networks like FOX, ABC, NBC, and CBS. But since the networks have been competing head-to-head in the rankings, major Spanish television networks are pulling ahead.

Why is TV in Spanish making such a splash? And what does it mean for you?

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